Meditation my way

Spiritual quotient is the buzz word of the modern day management.


No doubt Indian gurus mint money all over the world spreading the spiritual management to the corporates and also doing yeomen service.


Yoga, Pranayama, Meditation and list goes on and on. Newspapers, magazines, websites invariably all of them carry pages of reports on teh benefits of these to common people. More so, the bigger corporates insists on practicing this and are getting benefited in this.


"why dont you try it! its amazing!" my pal shared. I never dared to ask him whether had he tried it or not for what would he think about me! Perhpas this may be worth trying and i am a novice who is unaware of what meditation is let alone its benefits.


I have seen my boss used to go on a meditation spree after his lunch for 30 minutes in his cabin and we are not supposed to disturb him. My neighbor also persuaded me to join him in meditation. till then i never knew that meditation could be done in a joint venture.


Influenced by various temptations, i decided to give it a try. i started gathering books, cds on meditation. I wanted to try it myself initially before paying some one else. The fees were exhorbitant is another reason.


One fine sunday afternoon after a delicious dinner i spread the mat on the hall. My wife instructed me to use the Vaccum cleaner on which a spider had spun a web (while this was supposed to be remover of cob-webs). i said not now. some time later. i wanna meditate so dont disturb.


My wife was perplexed. "what meditation and you? how can you do that without proper guidance! its not as easy as you think. now shelf this idea and start using this vaccum cleaner!"

I thought she is more worreid about her house-hold chores and not allowing me to do meditation.


I ignored her advice and proceeded further. I sat in padmasana. (what a tough posture) as i could not sit in that position for no longer than a minute, i simply sat with my legs crossed. I closed my eyes and started to focus on the blank screen that i imagined.


I was distrubed by my son who was playing his key-board. I gave him exemption for that day and asked him to go and play. I started my exercise again. I tried to focus the blank screen. Now i drew an imaginary blot on the screen and tried to focus it. now i felt as if i am slowly entering meditation.


I did not know how long i meditated till then my wife shook me and said, "what happened to you! since when you started sleeping in afternoons that too in sitting posture?"

No need to mention that was the last day i tried meditating.